How do I install a shower drain?

How do I install a shower drain?

There are several ways depending on the type of shower being installed. Let's have some details. Manufactured or custom tile shower? Type of drainage piping? Cast iron, copper or PVC? Is this a replacement or a new shower? Will this drain be leaded and caulked in or will iut be glued? Let me know, Tom

John, as Toms requests, post more details. Installation procedures vary from drain to drain and from type of shower pan to other shower pans. It would be too lengthy to deal with all applications...